Shirley Conran Books in Order
Shirley Conran has written 15 books, published between 1977 and 1998. The first book is Superwoman (1977) and the newest is The Revenge of Mimi Quinn (1998). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 15
- Published
- 1977–1998
- Pages on record
- 4,658 in 11 of 15 books
- Reading time
- 78–116 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 4,658 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 11 of 15 titles with a page count on record.
Dame Shirley Conran, born Shirley Ida Pearce on 21 September 1932, was an English author, designer, journalist and social entrepreneur who died on 9 May 2024. Married to Terence Conran, she worked as a designer and sales director at Conran Fabrics, then became women's editor of The Observer and the Daily Mail, where she launched the Femail section. After ME made working difficult, Conran wrote best-selling books, including the feminist self-help title Superwoman and the novel Lace (1982). Later she founded charities promoting maths education for women. The catalogue runs from 1977 to The Revenge of Mimi Quinn (1998).
How many Shirley Conran books are there?
Shirley Conran has 15 books, released between 1977 and 1998. 2 of them belong to the Lace series.
Shirley Conran Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 15 Shirley Conran books in the order they were published, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.
- 1Superwoman1977 · confirmed 1/41977–1/4
- 2Superwoman 21977 · 464 pages · confirmed 1/419774641/4
- 3Superwoman Yearbook 19781977 · confirmed 1/41977–1/4
- 4Futures: How to Survive Life After Thirty / Futurewoman1979 · 292 pages · confirmed 1/419792921/4
- 5Superwoman In Action1979 · 487 pages · confirmed 1/419794871/4
- 6Forever Superwoman1981 · confirmed 1/41981–1/4
- 719827521/4
- 8Magic Garden1983 · 144 pages · confirmed 1/419831441/4
- 919854801/4
- 10Savages1987 · 656 pages · confirmed 1/419876561/4
- 11The Amazing Umbrella Shop1990 · 45 pages · confirmed 1/41990451/4
- 12Down with Superwoman1990 · 449 pages · confirmed 1/419904491/4
- 13Crimson1992 · 448 pages · confirmed 1/419924481/4
- 14Tiger Eyes1994 · 441 pages · confirmed 1/419944411/4
- 15The Revenge of Mimi Quinn1998 · confirmed 1/41998–1/4
Shirley Conran books grouped by series
Each title below is a row in the publication-order table above. None of these groups has a reading-order page of its own on this site.
Do you have to read Shirley Conran books in order?
You only need to read Shirley Conran books in order within the Lace series, which holds 2 of the 15 Shirley Conran books listed here. The numbered table above gives every book in publication order.
Where to start with Shirley Conran
Start with Superwoman (1977), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Shirley Conran book?
The Revenge of Mimi Quinn (1998) is the newest Shirley Conran book released so far.
Is there a new Shirley Conran book coming?
No next Shirley Conran book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Shirley Conran at a glance
- Died
- Shirley Conran died in 2024, according to Wikidata.
- Last book
- The newest book credited to Shirley Conran on record dates from 1998.
- Release pace
- Shirley Conran books have appeared about one every 2 years on average.
- Length
- 4,658 pages across the 11 of 15 books with a recorded length, a median of 449 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Shirley Conran books, 5 of 15, were published in the 1990s.
What the Shirley Conran books are about
11 of the 15 Shirley Conran books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: home economics is tagged on 4 of 11. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Home economics 4 of 11 books
- Women 4 of 11 books
- Handbooks, manuals 2 of 11 books